Mar192018

The Wrecks – Way With Words Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

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This is the chord progression of Way With Words by The Wrecks on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
D
I dropped your things off late last night
D G
I saw your mom, she said goodbye
D
Is that what you wanted?
D
I drove back down past Island Park
D G
That bridge looks better after dark
D
Is this where we lost it?

[Verse 2]
D
So tell your lies and let’s pretend
D G
I moved on fine, just ask your friends
D A#
Hope that’s what you wanted!
D
So ask yourself what could have been
D G
But what’s the point in saying anything
D
If that’s what you wanted? (Is that what you want?)

[Bridge]
D Bm
You want to make up for lost time
A G
Act like the last time was nothing at all
D Bm A
You think I waited up all night, you’re out of your damn mind
G
Don’t lie to yourself
Em A D Bm A G Gm
Nothing you can say is gonna change the way I hate your guts right now…

[Chorus]
A Bm G
Go on and take back, go on and take back everything
D
(Hey!) To break a promise
A Bm G
Go on and say that, go on and say I lost you babe
D
(Hey!) But let’s be honest
A Bm G
You got a way, you got a way, you got a way
D A
You got a way with words
Bm G
You got a way, you got a way with words
D A
But I got away with worse!
Bm G
You got a way, you got a way, you got a way
D A
You got a way with words
Bm G
You got a way, you got a way with words
F D
But I got away with worse!

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How to play Way With Words: key, chords and progression

Way With Words by The Wrecks is built around D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯), with 8 chords in all: D, G, A, Bm, F, A#, Em and Gm.

The backbone of the song is G – D – A – Bm (IV – I – V – vi in D major), a rotation of the four-chord pop progression that starts on the IV chord. In solfa, that is fah – doh – soh – lah. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Good to know: Bm, F, A# and Gm are the tricky part on guitar (barre or movable shapes). Slow the change down until it is clean; on piano and ukulele they are simpler.